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BFF Bern

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Research works
43
▲ 217% vs 2018-21
Citations
421
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
BFF Bern

Not ranked overall: BFF Bern is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does BFF Bern work in?

In all years, 55% of research at BFF Bern is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (16%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 55.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 15.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBFF Bern43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting716.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance715.8%
    3. Social Sciences48.4%
    4. Psychology37.6%
    5. Decision Sciences24.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities13.3%
    1. Medicine818.6%
    2. Health Professions36.8%
    3. Veterinary01.0%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Computer Science24.6%
    2. Environmental Science12.8%
    3. Engineering00.8%
    4. Chemistry00.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology24.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.47× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9.66× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting9.66×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.47×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7.06×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences6.68×1 works
  5. Health Professions3.65×2 works
  6. Psychology2.54×2 works
  7. Veterinary2.05×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.76×1 works
  9. Medicine0.60×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.18×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  14. Engineering0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from BFF Bern?

The most cited paper from BFF Bern is "Climate change in news media across the globe: An automated analysis of issue attention and themes in climate change coverage in 10 countries (2006–2018)" (Valerie Hase, Daniela Mahl, Mike Steffen Schäfer et al., 2021), with 278 citations. Next come "Is the Left-Right Scale a Valid Measure of Ideology?" (273) and "Bot, or not? Comparing three methods for detecting social bots in five political discourses" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Climate change in news media across the globe: An automated analysis of issue attention and themes in climate change coverage in 10 countries (2006–2018) Valerie Hase, Daniela Mahl, Mike Steffen Schäfer et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access Sep 2021 278
2 Is the Left-Right Scale a Valid Measure of Ideology? Paul Cornelius Bauer, Pablo Barberá, Kathrin Ackermann et al. · Political Behavior Open access 13 Oct 2016 273
3 Bot, or not? Comparing three methods for detecting social bots in five political discourses Franziska Martini, Paul Samula, Tobias R. Keller et al. · Big Data & Society Open access Jul 2021 91
4 Effect of thermocycling on the surface properties of CAD-CAM denture base materials after different surface treatments Sevda Atalay, Gülce Çakmak, Manrique Fonseca et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials Open access 16 Jun 2021 67
5 Patterns in the longitudinal oropharyngeal microbiome evolution related to ventilator-associated pneumonia Rami Sommerstein, Tobias M. Merz, Sabine Berger et al. · Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Open access 22 May 2019 35
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Which keywords describe research at BFF Bern?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Firm Performance, Rehabilitation, Economic Growth, Privacy and Complex Systems.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Neural Networks3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  2. Corporate Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  6. Firm Performance2▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Support Vector Machines2▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Privacy2▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Complex Systems2▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Innovation2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  14. Monetary Policy1▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Stock Market Prediction1▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Time Series Forecasting1▲ 120×1 topic
  17. Investment1▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Legal Methodology1▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Palliative Care1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Party Competition1▲ 203×1 topic
  21. Regulation1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  22. Econophysics1▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Multifractal Analysis1▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Start-Up Firms1▲ 124×1 topic
  25. Venture Capital1▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Cerebrovascular Events1▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Financial Performance1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Health1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Carotid Artery Stenosis1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Crisis Resolution1▲ 100×1 topic
  32. Endarterectomy1▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Height1▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Home Treatment1▲ 100×1 topic
  35. Investor Protection1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Medical Ethics1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Ownership Structure1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Trade1▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Wages1▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does BFF Bern publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Private Equity and Venture Capital, Stock Market Forecasting Methods, Corporate Finance and Governance and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Private Equity and Ventu…1Private Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…1Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…1Corporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanaly…0Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 0 fractional worksImmunodeficiency and Aut…0Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders: 0 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…0Psychiatric care and mental health services: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…0Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional works
AccountingManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information SystemsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 1 works
  2. 2 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  7. 7 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 0 works
  8. 8 Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available80.9%not open19.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.4%domestic only43.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BFF Bern's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 217% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BFF Bern as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000069% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%BFF Bern0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BFF Bern over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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